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James E. Clemens (born 1966) grew up in the northern Indiana town of Goshen, where he earned a music degree from Goshen College. While there he played piano with the jazz band, sang with the Chamber Choir, played violin in the orchestra, served as accompanist for choirs and soloists, studied organ, and performed on recorders and other Renaissance instruments with the Early Music Consort. A mostly self-taught composer, Mr. Clemens has written instrumental and vocal
solos, choir anthems, music for brass and percussion, pieces for string orchestra,
and arrangements for various ensembles. He has received commissions and awards
from the American Composers Forum (with the National Endowment for the Arts), the
New England String Ensemble, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, the American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and numerous other ensembles and
soloists.
In addition to composing, Mr. Clemens does music typesetting for publishers and
individuals, and he works as a freelance proofreader. He also enjoys playing viola
with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, bird-watching, reading, cooking, and making
music at home with his family.
Mr. Clemens is an at-home father - his main occupation. He is married to Angie,
a grade school music teacher. Together they traveled to Russia to adopt their two
children: Alex, in 1996, and Lena, in 1998.
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